Twin brothers Andrew and Alex Smith make an impressive directorial debut with this taut psychological drama about a Montana teenager coming to terms with his own ideas about masculinity. Not long after learning that the father he barely knew has been killed by a passing freight train, Roy Chutney (Ryan Gosling), who plays high-school football in the tiny, rural town of Blue Springs, Mont., gets another dose of bad news. Due to budget cuts, there won't be a junior varsity team this year, and Roy's coach (Cody Harvey) feels Roy isn't "hard" enough to play varsity. Cut from the team and in need of a father figure, Roy is approached by a stranger who appears to offer a s...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
112 mins